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Re: In secured office building, "Free Public WiFi" network shows up out of nowhere
From: "Dave Moore" <dave.j.moore () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:26:39 -0500
I immediatley checked the MAC address of the wireless SSID to make sure that it didn't belong to one of my company assets. It did not.
Don't discard this possibility - MAC address spoofing is trivial.
As always, your feedback is appreciated. Thanks, -Shawn
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